Lardizabalaceae

Chocolate vine

Akebia × pentaphylla (Makino) Makino

Family: Lardizabalaceae
Genus: Akebia

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Chocolate vine (Akebia × pentaphylla) — FlowerPhoto: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Chocolate vine

Synonyms

Akebia diplochlamys (Nakai) Nakai
Akebia lobata var. pentaphylla Makino
Akebia pentaphylla var. diplochlamys Nakai
Akebia pentaphylla var. integrifolia Kimura

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: user:bouba, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.